ܟܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܘ ܢ‎ (k w n)
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כְּיָנָא‎ (kəyānā); cognate to Arabic كِيَان‎ (kiyān).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kjɑːnɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃjɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (kyānā) m sg, plural ܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kyānē)

  1. nature, instinct
  2. essence, substance, form
  3. (Christianity, theology) nature, physis
    Coordinate terms: ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ‎ (parṣopā), ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ‎ (qnomā)
Inflection
Derived terms

Proper noun

ܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (kyānā) f

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian چین‎ (čin, “China”), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭‎ (cyn), from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), itself derived from Old Chinese 秦 (*Zin, “Qin”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiːnɑː]

Proper noun

ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐ • (čīnā) f

  1. Alternative form of ܨܝܼܢܵܐ‎ (ṣīnā)
Usage notes

Although ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐ (čīnā) is the most common form in the spoken language, there is a push for ܨܝܼܢܵܐ‎ (ṣīnā) to be used more often, especially in writing. Due to it being ambiguous with ܟܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (kyānā, “nature”) in unvocalised writing.

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܘ-ܢ‎ (k-w-n) related to existing; compare Arabic كِيَان‎ (kiyān).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [k(ə.)ˈjɑ.nɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkjɑ.nɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkjo.no]

Noun

ܟܝܢܐ • (kəyānā) m, plural ܟܝܢܐ (kəyānē)

  1. nature, instinct
  2. essence, substance, form
  3. (Christianity, theology) nature, physis
  4. procreation
  5. (euphemistic, anatomy) genitalia, sex organs, private parts

Inflection

Coordinate terms

References

  • “kyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-28
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 153a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 213a-b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 619b
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